Drinks

DIY carbonation and smoothies

Water kefir is cultured with ‘grains’ composed of over 30 strains of beneficial bacteria and a similar number of yeasts. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this fizzy probiotic drink that contains enzymes, valuable acids, vitamins, minerals and of course, probiotics! Water kefir can take on a huge range of flavours, and it makes a mean ginger beer which my wee family…

If you like sparkling fruit juice, then you will love kefir juice. It’s as easy as popping some water kefir grains into a bottle of your favourite juice and leaving them to do their thing: gobble up the sugars, release carbon dioxide, and infuse your juice with their merry band of probiotics. But be warned,…

Jun has been called the “champagne of kombuchas,” a lighter and more delicate cousin of the better known ‘booch. Jun is brewed with green tea and honey, but it’s the jun SOCBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast) that works the magic, infusing the brew with probiotics, enzymes and beneficial acids. Jun lends itself to floral and fruity flavours, my favourite…

Plum has to be my favourite way to flavour jun. This gorgeously bright, fizzy and delicately fruity beverage is guaranteed to knock your socks off. And it takes no more effort than slicing a plum into a bottle of brewed jun. Who said amazing had to be hard?? You will need 800ml first ferment jun 1 plum, sliced…